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Infection early during pregnancy can cause blood disorders in the developing baby and a slight increase in the risk of a miscarriage. 6. Good hygiene can help slow the spread of parvovirus B19.
Given how common parvovirus B19 is, there’s only so much you can do to lower your risk of getting infected. But Dr. Schaffner says that careful hand hygiene can help.
The risk is highest if a pregnant woman gets parvovirus between weeks 9–20. Springfield, Ill., teacher Abby Parks was 18 weeks pregnant when she came down with parvovirus B19 — which caused ...
Human parvovirus B19, generally referred to as B19 virus (B19V), parvovirus B19 [1] or sometimes erythrovirus B19, [2] is a known human virus in the family Parvoviridae, genus Erythroparvovirus; it measures only 23–26 nm in diameter. [3] Human parvovirus b19 is a below-species classification of Erythroparvovirus primate1. [4]
TORCH syndrome is a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and other organisms including syphilis, parvovirus, and Varicella zoster. [1] Zika virus is considered the most recent member of TORCH infections. [2]
Schematic diagram of a Parvoviridae virion A diagram of the canine parvovirus's capsid, containing 60 monomers of the capsid protein. Parvovirus virions are 23–28 nanometers (nm) in diameter and consist of the genome enclosed inside a capsid that is icosahedral in shape with a rugged surface. The capsid is composed of 60 structurally ...
Parvovirus is more common in children, but the CDC’s alert says that the organization has received reports of higher-than-usual counts in pregnant people, which can lead to serious complications.
According to the CDC, the parvovirus B19 infection rate was less than a 3% in all age groups from 2022 to June 2024. Then in June , the infection rate suddenly jumped to 10%.